Bulgaria vol 1

Last week I was in Bulgaria, Golden Sands. It was a last minute trip (äkkilähtö) that included the flights, hotel and breakfast (also the transportation from the airport and the food in the plane). It was only 295 euros for one weeks vacation. It was really good for my budget. I am also going there in less then two weeks (again), with my sister and our friend (hence the vol 1).

It was really warm and nice (the weather) even though I am not a huge fan of tanning in the sun (as I burn really easily). So most of the week we of course were catching the sun as much as we could. We also swam in the Black Sea for the first time in our lives! So far I have swam in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, (North) Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Baltic Sea. When I was a kid we visited northern Norway and went swimming there. I was told that I swam in the Arctic Ocean, but I am not sure if it actually was that. I think it was still Atlantic.

Anyways, back to Bulgaria. It  was my first time there, and of course I didn't know what to expect. I was happily surprised how clean it was over there. Considering that in that area there were many thousands of tourists from all over Europe. It could have been a lot worse. Also I felt quite safe there and we didn't hear anything about anyone being robbed. (Well later I found out that one of my aunts friends was over there as well, but in Sunny Beach. She got robbed/lost her bag with everything in it. It is not known to me how she got robbed/lost her things.)

The room wasn't very big, but it was comfortable. Also the cleaning ladies kept the place very tidy. The hotel that we were in was only 2 1/2 starts in our standards (in local standards 3 starts), but it was in the best location. It was right by the sea (next to a road which was next to the beach) and on the other side of the hotel there was just trees. This meant that not much noise came in from the pubs and bars.

The food was good. We enjoyed the chicken kebab very much. I also tasted a salad in a local place and found a hair in it. Let me tell you that the waitress didn't see what the problem was... Apparently it is very normal for people there to eat food with hair in it. Yack! And nope I didn't get any discount... Now I am going to continue thinking about the chicken kebab and not the salad. mmmmm döner.... yammy!